Tom Hardy Facts

Tom Hardy Facts

Tom Hardy is an English producer and actor well known for roles in Black Hawk Down, Lawless, and The Revenant. He was born Edward Thomas Hardy on September 15th, 1977, in Hammersmith, London, England, to Anne and Edward Hardy. He was raised in London and pursued acting at Richmond Drama School and the Drama Center London. His debut was in the miniseries Band of Brothers and his feature film debut came in 2001, when he landed a role in Black Hawk Down. Since then he has gone on to play many roles in movies and on television and is becoming known as a producer as well.

Interesting Tom Hardy Facts:

Tom Hardy is the only child to Anne and Edward Hardy.

Tom Hardy's father Edward Hardy is a comedy writer and a novelist.

Tom Hardy's mother Anne Hardy is an artist.

While in his teen and early adult years Tom Hardy struggled with alcohol and drugs. He checked into rehab in his mid-20s.

In 1998, at the age of 21, Tom Hardy won The Big Breakfast's competition called Find Me a Supermodel. This began a short contract with Models One.

Some of Tom Hardy's most well-known acting roles have been in the films Black Hawk Down, Star Trek: Nemesis, Inception, The Dark Knight Rises, Lawless, and the latest installment of the Mad Max series: Fury Road.

Tom Hardy received an Academy Award nomination for his role playing John Fitzgerald in the movie The Revenant.

In 2007 Tom Hardy received a British Academy of Film and Television Arts best actor nomination for his role in Stuart: a Life Backwards.

Tom Hardy was married to a producer named Sarah Ward from 1999 to 2004.

Tom Hardy had a son with Rachael Speed in 2008. Tom and Rachael separated after four years in 2009.

Tom Hardy married Charlotte Riley, an actress, in 2014. They have a child together who was born in 2015.

In 2015 Tom Hardy was named by GQ magazine as one of 50 Best Dressed British Men.

In 2016 Tom Hardy appeared on Debrett's most influential people in the United Kingdom list.

Some of Tom Hardy's first films included Black Hawk down, Star Trek: Nemesis, The Reckoning, Marie Antoinette, Minotaur, and Flood.

Some of Tom Hardy's more recent films include The Dark Knight Rises, Lawless, Locke, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Revenant, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and Venom, set to release in 2018.

Some of Tom Hardy's most well-known TV roles have been on shows and movies such as Band of Brothers, Sweeny Todd, Oliver Twist, Stuart: A Life Backwards, Poaching Wars, and Taboo.

Tom Hardy was an actor and executive producer on Poaching Wars.

Tom Hardy is the co-creator and executive producer of Taboo. He is also an actor on this show.

Tom Hardy has also appeared on stage in plays such as In Arabia We'd All Be Kings, Blood, The Man of Mode, and The Long Road Home.